us - census of agriculture
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U.S. Census of Agriculture
Victoria CalderonDavid Luckenbach
National Agricultural Statistics ServiceUnited States Department of Agriculture
Regional workshop on sampling for agricultural censuses and surveys
Montevideo, Uruguay12-16 December 2016
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U.S. Census of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service:
Mission
to providetimely, accurate and useful statistics
in service to U.S. agriculture
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U.S. Census of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service:
on-going sample survey program
weekly, monthly, quarterly & annual reports
basic statistics oncrops, livestock, chemical use,
farm demographics, income & expensesover 400 reports each year
120 crop items45 livestock items
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U.S. Census of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service:
Agricultural Census
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U.S. Census of Agriculture
Purpose:
to provideuniform, comprehensive statistics
on farms & farm productivityfor every county in the U.S.
every 5 years
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U.S. Census of Agriculture
Legal Authority:
conducted under legal authoritygranted by United States Code
Title 7, Chapter 55, Section 2204g
type, frequency & geographic scopeconfidentiality of datamandatory reporting
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U.S. Census of Agriculture
History:
1840 - 1950 conducted with decennial population census
1925 started mid-decade census
1954 - 1974 conducted in years ending in “4” & “9”
1978 adjusted to new schedule for economic censusesfirst used area frame to measure incompleteness
1982 - present conducted in years ending in “2” & “7”
1997 responsibility transferred fromU.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census to U.S. Department of Agriculture,National Agricultural Statistics Service
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U.S. Census of Agriculture
Farm definition:
any place that produced and sold,or normally would have produced and sold,
$1,000 or more of agricultural productsduring the census year
~ currently about 2.2 million farms ~
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U.S. Census of Agriculture
Uses:
analyze structure, productivity & trendsof U.S. agriculture
farmersfarm organizations
agribusinesses & other private sector businessesagriculture-oriented news media
administrative & legislative bodiesFederal, state & local government agencies
develop list sampling framefor agricultural surveys
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U.S. Census of Agriculture
5-Year Census of Agriculture Cycle
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U.S. Census of AgricultureYear 1 - Direction
Monitor products from previous Census of Agriculture (CoA)
Continue follow-ons from previous Census List building - National Agricultural Classification
Survey (240,000 forms mailed) Begin working on processing and analysis systems Determine Content
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U.S. Census of Agriculture
Content Determination
• Consider new content from:– Data Users– Public Comment– USDA– Advisory Committees– NASS Staff
• Consider removing content
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U.S. Census of Agriculture
Content Determination – Guiding Principles
• Include items that:– Are mandated/supported by Congress– Are requested by Federal agencies where
legislation called for data to be provided to Congress
– Assist in the evaluation of existing Federal programs
– If omitted, would result in additional respondent burden and cost for a new survey for other agencies or users
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U.S. Census of Agriculture
Content Determination – Guiding Principles, cont.
• Include items that:– Are required for classification of farms by
historical groupings– Are needed for improving coverage in the
Census– Provide data on current issues– Improve data quality and accuracy
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U.S. Census of Agriculture
Year 2 - Planning
Census of Agriculture Content Test Test new content and systems Focus on improving online respondent experience
List building - National Agricultural Classification Survey (340,000 forms mailed)
Begin working on publication specifications
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U.S. Census of Agriculture
Year 3 - Reference
List building - National Agricultural Classification Survey (1 million forms mailed)
Supplemental samples from June Agricultural Survey Used to improve census coverage & determine
misclassification Print all correspondence materials
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U.S. Census of Agriculture
Year 4 - Production
Data Collection and Processing Editing and Imputation Data Analysis Summarization, Weighting, and Disclosure Products and Release Planning Prepare for CoA Follow-ons
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U.S. Census of Agriculture
Year 5 - Release
Release CoA results
Conduct first of the CoA Follow-ons
Evaluate the 2017 CoA and solicit input for the
2022 CoA from the public
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U.S. Census of Agriculture
2017 CoA - Products
• February 2019– U.S. and State, Volume 1
• PDF, Online Database, Web Query Tool– State and County Profiles– Rankings– Web Maps– Outlying Areas– Highlights, Infographics, and Fact Sheets
• March – May 2019– Congressional District Profiles and Rankings– Zip Code Tabulations
Dates and products subject to change
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U.S. Census of Agriculture
2017 CoA – Products, cont.
• June – August 2019– Watersheds– American Indian Reservations
• September – October 2019– Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Profiles– Typology– Years on Present Farm of Principal Operator
• November – December 2019– Specialty Crops– History
Dates and products subject to change
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U.S. Census of Agriculture
GRACIAS!THANK YOU!
OBRIGADO!